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Kuala Selangor Firefly Boat Tour: Glowing Night Sky Experience with Seafood Dinner
4.1
142 Ratings
Kuala Lumpur
Experience the magical sight of millions of synchronously twinkling fireflies in Kuala Selangor. Enjoy a seafood dinner and explore the historical town on this half-day tour.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Kuala Lumpur - Enjoy the comfort of fully air-conditioned vehicles with your personal driver, available for pick-up from 3.30 pm. The tour includes a delightful seafood dinner and a boat ride along the river in Kuala Selangor.
- Sungai Buloh - Sungai Buloh, meaning “bamboo river” in Malay, is a city and mukim in Petaling District, Selangor, located along the Kuala Selangor highway.
Head towards the Sungai Buloh exit from the North-South Expressway to reach Kuala Selangor.
- Sri Shakti Temple - Sri Shakti Temple stands as a remarkable example of Hindu architectural brilliance in Malaysia. Note: The temple has specific opening hours, and most visits are limited to photo stops.
- Bukit Melawati - 17:00 Arrive at Kota Melawati (formerly Fort Altingsburg). Weekday walking tour (15-20 minutes to Bukit Melawati), Weekend tram service
Bukit Melawati is a well-known tourist spot, offering views of the Strait of Malacca, a lighthouse, and the remnants of Kota Melawati fort.
- Altingsburg Lighthouse - Originally named after a Dutch governor, the Altingsburg Lighthouse was built in 1907 and began operating in 1910. This picturesque lighthouse atop Bukit Melawati in Kuala Selangor is perfect for photos, though entry is not permitted.
Malacca Strait
View the Strait of Malacca: This 550-mile narrow stretch of water between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra is a crucial shipping lane connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
- Kuala Selangor - The optimal time to witness Kuala Selangor’s fireflies is just after 8pm on a clear, moonless night. Later in the evening, the fireflies may stop flashing after finding a mate.
There are three locations to observe this rare natural event:
- Pasir Penambang
- Kampung Kuantan Firefly Park
- Kampung Bukit Belimbing Firefly Park
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D’Tour Jetty
Our starting point will be the D’Tour Jetty.
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Kuala Selangor Nature Park (Taman Alam Kuala Selangor) - Passing by Kuala Selangor Nature Park (Taman Alam Kuala Selangor), Kuala Selangor, Selangor.
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Kampung Kuantan Firefly Park - This serves as an alternative jetty if D’Tour Jetty (our main starting point) is not operational.
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Kuala Selangor Firefly Park - 19:30 Depart to Jetty for Registration
20:00 Board and Observe Fireflies
Experience a boat ride along the Selangor River, where fireflies light up the branches of the “Berembang” trees along the riverbank.
Start Time: 8pm (15-20 minutes)
Boat: Electrically powered fiberglass boat
For the best visibility, the ideal time to see Kuala Selangor’s fireflies is just after 8pm on a clear, moonless night. Later in the evening, the fireflies may stop flashing after finding a mate.
- Kuala Lumpur - Your driver will return you to your hotel, arriving in Kuala Lumpur between 9.30pm and 10pm, concluding a memorable and delightful tour.
What's Included
- Entrance fees and boat ride
- English speaking driver
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (5km radius from KLCC)
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Surcharge of USD 10 per person for pickup outside 5km radius from the city center is applicable
- Tram Ride
- Dinner
Additional Information
Witness millions of fireflies illuminate the night sky on this 6 to 8-hour half-day tour of Kuala Selangor, the nearest location to Kuala Lumpur where you can see fireflies flickering in unison. Experience this natural wonder on a boat trip with your family or friends.
• Explore the historical and quaint town of Kuala Selangor
• Enjoy the stunning sight of fireflies along the mangrove swamps
• A sanctuary for both local and migratory birds
• Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off included
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- The use of flash photography is not permitted during firefly tours.
- Recommend to use mosquito repellent.
- An additional surcharge of USD 10 per person for hotel pickup outside 5km radius from the city center is applicable and payable on the day of your activity.
- What to Wear - Light and comfortable clothing (preferably dry-fit material), Walking shoes, It is recommended to wear closed shoes
- What to Bring - Insect repellent, Camera, Sport sandals & Insect repellent
- Tours are conducted in English only
- This tour will push through rain or shine. In case of rain, please do bring an umbrella or poncho
Location
MATIC
Jalan Ampang
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Road36664267044
Jul 26, 2024
Amazing Fireflies Tour - Nice to experience Fireflies, Eagles and Blue ones! Awesome experience on boat! Thanks to Rajan from Yemu travels for being nice guide throughout the tour!
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Kk_bom
Jul 15, 2024
Excellent time in the lap of Nature - Wow! We really liked this opportunity to see and experience a glimpse of the Malaysia countryside.
Mostly travelling to Kuala Lumpur means the city tour and shopping within the city. Most of the travellers tend to miss out on this great experience of visiting the fishing villages and spending time with nature.
If you have time and you want to spend quality time with nature and animals, then this tour is for you.
Mr. Rajan is a thorough gentleman. He is polite, well- informed, helpful and very friendly.
He has been in this tour business for the last 30 years.
He made our trip really comfortable and memorable.
We wish him all the very best for the future ❤️
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Noelene
Jul 8, 2024
Fun beautiful warm - Very accommodating tour guide driver, offered additional sights to see on the way example batik and Batu caves and eagle watch
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Roving24789536326
Jun 19, 2024
Awesome tour - Mr. Rajan took us to many beautiful places as well apart from firefly and blue tears tour. We saw great hornbill..!! Highly recommend him due to his polite and jovial nature and excellent knowledge
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Scott_j
May 14, 2024
Very special experience made better by Rajan - Amazing tour due to Rajan being a very friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide. Raman pointed out and explained so much on the drive, then gave us lots of options to maximize our experience. A highlight was definitely feeding the friendly monkeys, which Rajan ensured we were safe, bought us food for the monkeys and even took lots of photos so we could enjoy the experience. The dinner was lovely in a local seafood restaurant overlooking the river, and the Fire Flies were very special (albeit on a short time to see them) to see after a quick river cruise. A huge thanks to Rajan who made sure we were informed, comfortable and happy the entire time. Highly recommend booking and requesting Rajan.
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Simon1985au
Apr 4, 2024
A great experience - We had a very short 2 day stop over in Kuala Lumpur on our way home from Japan and only arranged the one tour whilst we were here, and I am glad it was this one. Communication leading up to the day was excellent, and our guide, Rayhan Naidu, made the entire experience excellent. From the moment he picked us up he was friendly and informative. He took us to the mind blowing Baku caves, and to feed the troupes of monkeys around Kuala Selangor which was amazing. We had a great seafood meal (and I'm not a fan of seafood at all) and finished off with the firefly boat tour. I wasn't expecting much from the boat tour given the time of year, but it ended up being more then I expected. Overall, we were very happy with the tour and the service provided throughout.
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Jasmine_g
Jun 5, 2024
Slightly disappointing - The driver was very good - was essentially a private tour as only two of us - traffic was horrendous and heavy rain making journey very long
Temple was beautiful and as we were late saw a ceremony - still raining though / taking shoes off in pouring rain slightly precarious on marble floors 🤣
The firefly trip was slightly disappointing - very few fire flies but they were there - the boat trip to see the plankton was in my opinion bad - the idea of sone people thrashing the water with nets is environmentally not on - they are destroying the plankton and really this should be discouraged and as the weather had been bad they was very little to see -leave nature to its devices
The meal after was very good and very traditional
It was good to do the trip but was a long way and in hindsight would have done a different trip
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Rui_g
May 6, 2024
Balancing Wonder with Responsibility - I wanted to share my recent experience from the firefly-watching trip my partner and I took to Kuala Selangor on May 1st, 2024.
Despite the stormy weather, we decided to embark on this adventure with high hopes. While the rain made the boat ride a bit challenging, we still managed to catch a glimpse of a few fireflies illuminating the mangroves.
However, one aspect of the trip left us feeling conflicted. At one point, our boat driver unexpectedly approached the mangrove and caught some fireflies using a net. As advocates for environmental preservation, this action saddened us, especially considering the declining population of fireflies in Malaysia due to habitat loss.
While we understood that the driver might have had good intentions, we couldn't help but feel disheartened by the disregard for the delicate ecosystem we had hoped to observe and appreciate. Furthermore, the decision not to release the fireflies back into their natural habitat only compounded our disappointment.
Despite this, the trip overall was an eye-opening experience, and it served as a reminder of the importance of responsible ecotourism practices.
I hope that by sharing this experience, we can all reflect on the impact of our actions on the environment and strive to make more responsible choices in the future.
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Sharon_w
Aug 1, 2024
You can skip this one! - While our tour guide Fauzi was nice and knowledgeable the trip was very disappointing.
We were the only ones on the tour. The temple was nice but it was closed. Pretty picture taking spot. The monkeys were cute and fun to watch. We were then driven to restaurant. The food was awful. No choices!!!! The cutlery was placed in a dirty bowl with hot water and placed on the table. We were given fried rice which was luke warm, soggy vegetables, some sort of chicken dish and something with prawns. We asked for water to drink which required a discussion among the wait staff before it was provided.
Our tour guide said to “take our time” with dinner. We sat at the dirty restaurant for over 2 hours before our tour guide retrieved us. We were then taken to a boat dock and waited another thirty minutes for the boat with hordes of other people. Boat ride was not narrated, driver who had cigarette in his hand said not a word. Fireflies underwhelming.
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Gautam
Apr 11, 2024
Poor customer experience - Could not do the fireflies tour, multiple delays and it was late! There was no refund as well, overall poor experience. Very tough to get hold of tour operators, they never respond via the trip advisor app.
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